Re: Fiberglass Pole care

My solution to the Fiberglass problem was to use a wooden
closet pole from the local lumber store. A little heavier,
but good strength and resistance to just about anything,
except the odd termite. You should paint it, of course,
although I haven't done anything to mine and it's still good
as new after about 9 months up there.
Stay away from PVC, unless it is well protected and internally
supported with, say, a wood broom handle or closet pole (in which
case, why bother with the PVC part?).
Greg.
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>At 08:30 AM 6/7/2001, Estes Wayne-W10191 wrote:
>>1. Is PVC as good as fiberglass from the perspective of mechanical
>>strength
>>and non-conductivity?
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>PVC is not nearly as strong as fiberglass, and PVC is VERY sensitive to
>UV. It gets brittle after a year in the sun.
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>>2. Has anybody used a SOLID 1.5 inch diameter fiberglass boom? I think it
>>would be very resistant to cracking.
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>I found 1.25" solid. That's what I have now. They could have ordered 1.5"
>for me, but they had 10' long 1.25" in stock, so that's what I took.
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>>3. What are the best sources for fiberglass crossbooms? My old crossboom
>>is
>>from KLM which is no longer in business.
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>I bought mine from Ridout Plastics in San Diego. www.ridoutplastics.com or
>try your local yellow pages for a plastics store. Looking at their web
>pages I see that they have a UV-resistant version of fiberglass too. Too
>bad I didn't ask about that when I bought mine.
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